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81022

ZIP 81022 is Avondale, Colorado, in Pueblo County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Pueblo
Metro area
Pueblo, CO
Population
1,143
Coordinates
38.0248, -104.4347
☼ Live from 81022 — Avondale, CO

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Where 81022 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81022
  • 🔢 Type 81022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,022 = 2 × 17 × 2383. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110001111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81021 (Arlington, CO, 64 mi away) and 81023 (Beulah, CO, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81022 becomes 22018, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01822, 02128, 02812, 08212, 08221, 10282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02128 in Boston, MA, 1,778 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯338 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81022 and you would come out at 38.02°S, 75.57°E — 826 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 367.8 square miles of land, 81022 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 279 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,143This ZIP1,143
Households495This ZIP495
Housing units566This ZIP566
Median age52.9This ZIP52.9Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$60,481This ZIP$60,481Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$210,400This ZIP$210,400Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,380This ZIP$1,380Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density3.1 / sq miThis ZIP3.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$2,404,000This ZIP$2,404,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$33,128,000This ZIP$33,128,000

Land area

Land area367.76 sq miThis ZIP367.76 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq miThis ZIP0.76 sq mi

Other place names in 81022

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 81022

ZIPCityDistance
81009 Pueblo, CO 9.6 mi
81010 Pueblo, CO 9.6 mi
81011 Pueblo, CO 9.6 mi
81012 Pueblo, CO 9.6 mi
81006 Pueblo, CO 15.0 mi
81004 Pueblo, CO 15.3 mi
81002 Pueblo, CO 18.5 mi
81001 Pueblo, CO 19.5 mi
81039 Fowler, CO 19.9 mi
81003 Pueblo, CO 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81022?

81022 is in Avondale, Colorado, in Pueblo County, part of the Pueblo, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0248, -104.4347.

What county is 81022 in?

81022 lies in Pueblo County.

What area code is 81022?

Avondale uses area code 719, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 81022 in?

81022 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81022?

About 1,143 people live in ZIP code 81022, in 495 households, at 3.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 81022?

$60,481 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81022?

The closest are 81009 (9.6 mi), 81010 (9.6 mi), 81011 (9.6 mi), 81012 (9.6 mi) and 81006 (15 mi).

Is 81022 a PO Box ZIP code?

81022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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